Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and across the globe will observe January 5 as Right to Self-Determination Day.

Call for observance of the day has been given by the All Parties Hurriyat Conference.

The day marks a significant chapter in Kashmir’s history when, on January 5, 1949, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution that promised the determination of Jammu and Kashmir’s political future through a free and impartial plebiscite.

The observance of the day is aimed at reminding the international community, especially the United Nations, of its responsibilities to resolve the Kashmir dispute in line with the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.

The All Parties Hurriyat Conference spokesman Advocate Abdul Rashid Minhas in a statement in Srinagar urged the United Nations to implement its resolutions on Kashmir without further delay to restore its lost credibility.